Chapter\u00a020<\/p>\n
Sienna,\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0cousin,\u00a0was\u00a0particularly\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0Jessica.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0immediately\u00a0darkened\u00a0with\u00a0disdain.<\/p>\n
\u201cWendy,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0you,\u00a0and\u00a0yet\u00a0here\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0cozying\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0Grandma\u00a0again?\u00a0Honestly,\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0family,\u00a0only\u00a0Grandma\u00a0cares\u00a0about\u00a0you!\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0know\u00a0your\u00a0worth?\u00a0A\u00a0country\u00a0bumpkin\u00a0who\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0replacement bride\u00a0when\u00a0Jessica\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0around,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0you\u00a0actually\u00a0think\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0madam\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0worthy\u00a0of\u00a0Stanley!\u00a0Just\u00a0hurry\u00a0up\u00a0divorce\u00a0him\u00a0already!\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0snarled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0used to\u00a0it.\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0family\u00a0members,\u00a0much\u00a0like\u00a0his\u00a0friends,\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0looked\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0sparing\u00a0Sienna\u00a0a\u00a0glance,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0walked\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0estate.<\/p>\n
in\u00a0and<\/p>\n
Glinda,\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0silver\u00a0hair\u00a0neatly\u00a0combed,\u00a0lit\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0joy\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0She\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0clasped\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0hand.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0why\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long?\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0miss\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
This\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0warmth Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0received\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family.\u00a0Glinda\u00a0genuinely\u00a0adored\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0smiled\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0gently\u00a0embraced Glinda,\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0playful.\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0Grandma.\u00a0Of\u00a0course\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0missed\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glinda\u00a0beamed\u00a0with\u00a0delight,\u00a0her\u00a0smile\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0fade.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0tall,\u00a0commanding\u00a0figure\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u00a0released\u00a0Glinda\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0warmly,\u00a0\u201cGrandma,\u00a0you\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0had\u00a0your\u00a0herbal\u00a0soup\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days,\u00a0have\u00a0you?\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0go\u00a0prepare\u00a0some\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0she\u00a0headed\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0seat\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0Glinda.\u00a0\u201cGrandma.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glinda\u00a0glanced\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0where\u00a0Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0disappeared.\u00a0\u201cStanley,\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0been\u00a0quarreling\u00a0with\u00a0Wendy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0upset\u00a0his\u00a0grandmother,\u00a0given her\u00a0frail\u00a0health.\u00a0\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0did\u00a0Wendy\u00a0run\u00a0off\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0you\u00a0came\u00a0in?\u00a0She\u00a0never\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glinda\u2019s\u00a0gaze\u00a0turned\u00a0serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cStanley,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0Jessica\u00a0cloud\u00a0your\u00a0judgment.\u00a0Three\u00a0years\u00a0ago,\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0went\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0coma,\u00a0Jessica\u00a0left\u00a0you\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0thought\u00a0and\u00a0went\u00a0abroad.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0Wendy\u00a0who\u00a0married\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0you.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn\u00a0those\u00a0three\u00a0years\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0condition,\u00a0I\u00a0was under\u00a0immense\u00a0stress\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0health\u00a0deteriorated.\u00a0Wendy\u00a0not\u00a0only\u00a0cared\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0estate\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0after\u00a0me,\u00a0preparing\u00a0all\u00a0kinds\u00a0of\u00a0herbal\u00a0soups.\u00a0Without\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0fallen\u00a0apart\u00a0long\u00a0ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0held\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0hand\u00a0tightly.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0hardly\u00a0a\u00a0poor\u00a0judge\u00a0of\u00a0people.\u00a0Wendy\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0girl.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0devoted\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0her\u00a0heart.\u00a0Never\u00a0disappoint\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u00a0like<\/p>\n
that,\u00a0Stanley.\u00a0Because\u00a0once\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u2019s\u00a0heart\u00a0is\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0disappointment,\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0leave.\u00a0And\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0leaves,\u00a0she\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0back\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stanley,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0until\u00a0you\u00a0lose\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0regret\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0raised\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0toward\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen.\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0silky,\u00a0jet\u2013black\u00a0hair\u00a0was\u00a0tied\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0low\u00a0ponytail,\u00a0revealing\u00a0her<\/p>\n
delicate\u00a0face and\u00a0slender\u00a0neck.\u00a0She\u00a0was breathtakingly\u00a0beautiful.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0aroma\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0herbal\u00a0soup\u00a0she was\u00a0preparing\u00a0soon\u00a0wafted\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0bittersweet,\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0unique\u00a0freshness.<\/p>\n
Stanley\u00a0realized\u00a0how\u00a0familiar\u00a0this\u00a0scent was\u2013it\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0aroma\u00a0that\u00a0had\u00a0accompanied\u00a0him\u00a0during\u00a0those\u00a0three\u00a0years.<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0coma,\u00a0his\u00a0consciousness\u00a0had\u00a0remained\u00a0clear.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0aware\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u2019s\u00a0constant\u00a0presence\u00a0by\u00a0his<\/p>\n
side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She\u00a0had\u00a0soft\u00a0hands\u00a0that\u00a0touched\u00a0every\u00a0inch\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0body\u00a0with\u00a0care.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0had\u00a0thought\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Jessica.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0woke\u00a0up,\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0introduced\u00a0herself\u00a0as Wendy.<\/p>\n
Later\u00a0that\u00a0evening,\u00a0Glinda\u00a0insisted\u00a0that\u00a0Stanley\u00a0and\u00a0Wendy\u00a0spend\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0estate.\u00a0The\u00a0two\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0choice\u00a0but\u00a0to\u00a0comply.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0Stanley\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0was\u00a0sitting\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0holding\u00a0a\u00a0pen\u00a0and\u00a0writing\u00a0something<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0phone,\u00a0resting\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0table,\u00a0played\u00a0a\u00a0voice\u00a0message\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0best\u00a0friend\u00a0Cecelia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWendy,\u00a0my\u00a0dear,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0divorced.\u00a0Stop\u00a0acting\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0housemaid\u00a0for\u00a0these\u00a0people!\u00a0Hurry\u00a0and\u00a0come\u00a0out\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0already<\/p>\n
set\u00a0up\u00a0a\u00a0blind\u00a0date\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
limited\u00a0offer:\u00a0Top\u00a0up\u00a0now\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a05%\u00a0more\u00a0bonus<\/p>\n
\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Dad Please Come 20 Chapter\u00a020 Sienna,\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0cousin,\u00a0was\u00a0particularly\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0Jessica.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0Wendy,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0immediately\u00a0darkened\u00a0with\u00a0disdain. \u201cWendy,\u00a0Stanley\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0you,\u00a0and\u00a0yet\u00a0here\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0cozying\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0Grandma\u00a0again?\u00a0Honestly,\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0family,\u00a0only\u00a0Grandma\u00a0cares\u00a0about\u00a0you!\u00a0Do\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0know\u00a0your\u00a0worth?\u00a0A\u00a0country\u00a0bumpkin\u00a0who\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0replacement bride\u00a0when\u00a0Jessica\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0around,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0you\u00a0actually\u00a0think\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0madam\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family?\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0worthy\u00a0of\u00a0Stanley!\u00a0Just\u00a0hurry\u00a0up\u00a0divorce\u00a0him\u00a0already!\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0snarled.\u00a0 Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0used to\u00a0it.\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0family\u00a0members,\u00a0much\u00a0like\u00a0his\u00a0friends,\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0looked\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0her. Without\u00a0sparing\u00a0Sienna\u00a0a\u00a0glance,\u00a0Wendy\u00a0walked\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0estate. in\u00a0and Glinda,\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0silver\u00a0hair\u00a0neatly\u00a0combed,\u00a0lit\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0joy\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Wendy.\u00a0She\u00a0reached\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0clasped\u00a0Wendy\u2019s\u00a0hand.\u00a0\u201cWendy,\u00a0why\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long?\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0miss\u00a0me?\u201d This\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0warmth Wendy\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0received\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Hawk\u00a0family.\u00a0Glinda\u00a0genuinely\u00a0adored\u00a0her. Wendy\u00a0smiled\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0gently\u00a0embraced Glinda,\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0playful.\u00a0\u201cOh,\u00a0Grandma.\u00a0Of\u00a0course\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0missed\u00a0you.\u201d Glinda\u00a0beamed\u00a0with\u00a0delight,\u00a0her\u00a0smile\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0fade. At\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0Stanley\u2019s\u00a0tall,\u00a0commanding\u00a0figure\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0room. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-under-the-glazed-moon-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}